Studs Up!

In the lead up to the A League Grand Final between Auckland FC & Sydney FC Ric & Chappy caught up with injured AFC striker, Guillermo May, live from Tyler St.

In the lead up to the A League Grand Final between Auckland FC & Sydney FC Ric & Chappy caught up with former All White, Harry Ngata, live from Tyler St.

Studs Up is a podcast hosted by Auckland-born and bred Riccardo Ball and Wellington’s loudest son, Daniel McHardy. They go head-to-head on all the big football issues from the EPL, Champions League, the A-League, and more.

On this week's episode:

Ric and Daniel start the show by looking at Arsenal's Premier League title win after Manchester City drew 1-1 against Bournemouth, before reviewing the Wellington Phoenix women's 3-1 loss in their innagural A-League final, after they beat Adelaide 4-1 on aggregate.

Ric & Daniel then preview Auckland FC's home grand final against Sydney FC.

We then hear from Lachie for everyone's favourite segment 'Lachie's Stat Attack' before we predict the second four groups of the FIFA World Cup.

We then look at the last round of EPL fixtures, despite the title race already being wrapped up.

Plus, Ric and Daniel dish out their best bets of the week with betcha to hopefully fill your beer fridge this week.

*betcha is R18, please bet responsibly.

Studs Up podcast co-host Riccardo Ball is running solo without his good mate Daniel McHardy, and for very good reason, because it’s all about Auckland FC’s playoff run in the A-League Men's comp!
Joined by AFC goalkeeper Oli Sail and betcha ambassador Goran Paladin, Riccardo delves into the matchup against Adelaide United and more beyond the result of the semi-finals.
All betcha odds are current at the time of publishing - R18, please gamble responsibly.

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Squad Announcement,

The Lads React,

Andrew Pragnell,

Darren Bazeley,

Sarpreet Singh,

Ivan Vicelich.

All Whites Great Ivan Vicelich sits dow with our Studs to chat FIFA World Cup 2026, his memories from 2010 & more

All Whites Midfielder Sarpreet Singh joins the lads post Fifa World Cup squad announcement to look ahead to the sports show piece in North America

All Whitea Manager Darren Bazeley sits down the our Studs to discuss his chosen squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026, the hard conversations, the good news & more

NZ Football CEO Andrew Pragnell sits down with our Studs after the squad announcement for the FIFA World Cup and chats, injury cover plans, Iran & more

The Studs React. Captain McHardy, Ric & Chappy give their first impressions of the squad named, expected combinations, any surprises & more